Sitting on the lily pad, you’re still kissing and hugging, stroking, and uplifting that toad. I think every woman alive has loved at least one toad that she desperately tried to make into a prince. And I suppose there are…
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Just because you are a no-nonsense business woman doesn’t mean you have to leave your personal style behind during the business week. Depending upon the culture of your organization, there is definitely room for you to express yourself while still…
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Family is a four letter word W-O-R-K. Like all relationships, healthy family bonds are tremendous work. It takes patience, understanding, and a good old-fashioned sense of humor when dealing with family issues. You may not like your family, but it…
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Whenever someone asks the question, “Why do people cheat?” I usually answer “because they can”. That’s the entire thing in a nutshell. It’s very true that some people have more of an opportunity to cheat than others. Men with great…
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June 21, 2015 Marriage and Divorce
So many marriages fail because the two individuals entering into the union do not understand the difficulty marriage entails. I am in my seventh year of marriage bliss and it has been six years, ten months, and sixteen days of…
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These days, running a family is a full-time job. Kids have educational, athletic, and social activities that require moms and dads to be not only organized but well rested. The good news is that in the 21st century there are…
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The good news is that if you don’t have children with your ex, you don’t have to deal with that person ever again. If you dislike each other enough to divorce, it makes no sense to be friends. Since your…
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February 17, 2015 Communication
You can’t turn on the evening news without hearing about a scam artist. As if Enron didn’t set the tone years ago, we now have Bernie Madoff types out there scamming people for hundreds of thousands of dollars. It’s such…
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How do you tell a child that the other parent doesn’t want to take responsibility for them? The short answer is “you don’t”. Telling your child that the other parent doesn’t want to “take responsibility” for them is a judgment…
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Parents do their absolute best to raise their children to do better and be better than themselves. But, it doesn’t always happen that way. Many children repeat the same mistakes that their parents made. The best way to avoid this…
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“Tough Love”, though often coined an oxymoron, is not that at all. It’s a necessity. When a family member begins to behave in a manner that endangers himself, someone else, or the overall balance of the family, it’s time to…
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You have heard it said that there is somebody out there for everyone or as my grandmother used to say, “every pot has a lid.” Yours is out there you just have to be in the right place, at the…
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October 12, 2013 Marriage and Divorce
They say young people fall in love over and over again. This is certainly true. The feeling of spring blossoms in the hearts of young people all year long. However, those feelings of butterflies and fairytales are not enough to…
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September 23, 2013 Communication
It is positively amazing to me that people would rather have sex than talk about it. People don’t want to talk to their children about sex. They don’t want to talk to their doctor about sex. They don’t even want…
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October is National Domestic Violence Awareness month. Domestic violence does not have a face. Women of all educational and economic backgrounds can become victims of domestic violence and domestic abuse. It happens in inner cities and suburbs, in public schools…
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